I was wondering why broken or torn cuticle is called a hangnail.

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~ 2 years, 9 mos ago Jul 7, '22 11:20am

I was wondering why broken or torn cuticle is called a hangnail. It's not a nail or hangingâ€¦it just hurts. Anybody got an explanation that makes sense?

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~ 2 years, 9 mos ago Jul 7, '22 11:22am

I was wondering why broken or torn cuticle is called a hangnail. It's not a nail or hangingâ€¦it just hurts. Anybody got an explanation that makes sense?

@CarolS : it's hanging from the nail area.

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~ 2 years, 9 mos ago Jul 7, '22 1:19pm

It's called a "bad friend" where I come from.

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~ 2 years, 9 mos ago Jul 7, '22 1:24pm

I was wondering why broken or torn cuticle is called a hangnail. It's not a nail or hangingâ€¦it just hurts. Anybody got an explanation that makes sense?

@CarolS : Put some Superglue on it. Trust me.

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